 About the region: The area known as The Riverland is located on the Murray River in South Australia, and extends from Renmark to Waikerie. The river, which flows 650km through South Australia, is central to the success of the region, it provides a natural resource for irrigation, a playground for tourists, and a natural environment for the native flora and fauna.
The major horticultural products grown are in the Murray Riverlands are wine grapes, oranges, lemons, stone fruit, almonds, with increasing plantings of olives. Berri boasts the largest winery in the Southern Hemisphere, oranges and other fruit are juiced and stone fruit are dried using the natural heat of the sun.
The Great Murray River was born more than a hundred million years ago, and provided a source of food for the local Aborigines until the arrival of white men. Today the Murray still meanders through South Australia's heartland to the sea giving its modern day explorers unforgettable encounters with abundant wildlife, historic towns, rich vineyards and orchards. Whether your idea of fun is to relax on a leisurely cruise (by canoe, paddlesteamer or houseboat), explore the backwaters and by-ways of Australia's greatest river or simply drop a line and enjoy the fishing, the Murray is one of Australia's best inland destinations for a holiday. The region is sprinkled with historic river towns which can be explored either by car or on the river itself.
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Paddlesteamer, Paringa |
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Natural Attractions
Historic Places
- Murray Bridge: St John the Baptist Pro-Cathedral (the smallest cathedral in Australia); old Limestone Homes (1893); Old Pump House (1897); Bridgeport Hotel (1884); Town Hall (1910); Bells Store (1884), Ruges Arcade (1920s); The Captain's Cottage Museum (1890)
- Tailem Bend: Old Tailem Bend Pioneer Village (5 km north); Poltalloch Station and Homestead (1876)
- Meningie: Poltalloch Homestead, Narrung (1876); Mundoo Lighthouse, Point Malcolm (the smallest inland lighthouse in Australia, 1878)
- Mannum: Mannum Museum; Rocklea Historic Reserve Aboriginal rock shelter with paintings (16 km west); Cowirra Historic Aboriginal Reserve
- Swan Reach: Sandleton Museum; Swan Reach Hotel (the original Swan Reach homestead); remnants of old jetty equipment on the cliff banks; Swan Reach Aboriginal occupation sites
- Barmera: Cobdogla Irrigation Museum; Donald Campbell Obelisk (records the fact that the famous Englishman Donald Campbell attempted to break the world water speed record on Lake Bonney in November 1964); remnants of an old copper mine; Napper's Old Accommodation Hotel/House ruins, Chambers Creek (1863); Overland Corner Hotel (1859)
- Loxton: The School of Arts; Loxton Historical Village; historic Peppercorn Tree planted in 1878 by William Charles Loxton
- Berri: Wilabalangaloo Homestead
- Renmark: historic village of Lyrup
- Blanchetown: Blanchetown Hotel (1850); Post Office (1866)
- Monarto: former District Council Chambers (1885); Preamimma Copper Mine Ruins and Chimney (1854)
- Wellington: former Police Station and Court House (1863)
- Goolwa: scarred Aboriginal "canoe-trees" on the roadside near Currency Creek; Railway Superintendent's House (1852); Council Chambers incorporating the original Town Hall (1860); Goolwa Hotel (1853); Soldiers Memorial Gardens (1917); Post Office (1857); Old Police Station and Court House (1859-74); railway cutting behind the post office (1852); former Corio Australasian Hotels (1857); Customs House (1859); Goolwa Print Room and Gallery (1872). State Heritage Area information
- Milang: Milang Railway Museum; Pier Hotel; Church of Christ (1857); Congregational Church (1872); Police Station (1874)
- Paringa: Paringa Suspension Bridge (1927)
Wine Regions
Waterfalls
Misc. Attractions
- Murray Bridge: Black Hill marble mine; Puzzle Park; Gum Gully Aboriginal rock shelter and art site
- Tailem Bend: cable driven vehicular ferry
- Morgan: White's Dam Conservation Park (9 km)
- Waikerie: Scenic Lookout; Sunlands Pumping Station (10 km)
- Barmera: Country Music Hall of Fame
- Berri: Berri fruit juice canneries; distillery; wineries; The Big Orange; Monash Adventure Park
- Renmark: wineries; Reptile Park; Grower's Distillery; wineries; Rustons Rose Garden
- Blanchetown: Haylands Aboriginal rock shelter art site; Roonka Aboriginal occupation site (4 km north on the west bank of the Murray River); Blanchetown Historic Reserve (Aboriginal canoe tree site)
- Callington: Bremer Mine Conservation Area
- Cambrai: Marne Valley Conservation Park
- Goolwa: Signal Point Visitors Centre; Tooperang Trout Farm
Journeys
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